Xavier Tillman Sr. is going to get the guaranteed two-year deal he is seeking if the latest CBS Sports NBA mock draft is to be believed.
Tillman is projected to go No. 17 overall to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Kyle Boone’s latest mock draft. OF the pick Boone wrote, “After grabbing Tyrese Haliburton earlier in this draft, let’s get Minnesota some help down low defensively with Xavier Tillman, one of the most savvy and strong bigs in this draft class. Tillman sets hard screens, plays above his size and does all the little things that contribute to big winning — the type of selfless player the Wolves need to maximize D’Angelo Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns. He should be able to shore up their bottom-10 defense and improve the team’s frontcourt defense specifically, which is dragged down by Towns, who this season ranked 407th out of 529 players in defensive win shares.”
Fellow CBS writer Gary Parrish also has Tillman in the first round albeit a little bit lower at pick No. 26. Parish also has MSU’s Cassius Winston in the first round going to the Toronto Raptors at No. 29 overall.
